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dick cheney raising money for you and glenn beck? >> romney even went back or sent paul ryan back to the same place where they filmed the 47% fund-raiser. so the campaign is dry for cash and seems to kind of overwhelm its political instinct. if it's mitt romney showing up for the foreign policy debate where he is hugging the president's ankles and saying, whoa, that's what i believe, then it's not much change. but if it's the mitt romney having a fund-raiser with dick cheney and glenn beck and something like 17, 20 bush foreign advisers, yes, that's going to be a change about what we had under the bush years and, you know, it's apparently a low bar for what it takes of collin poll foreign policy. obama didn't start a new war. baby steps. we'll take that on the foreign policy front. >> let me ask erin in the short time we have left, republicans already showing an endorsement. listen to what john mccain had to say. >> i used to be a great admirer of colin powell. we were friends. i think one of the sad aspects of his career is going to
dick cheney raising money for you and glenn beck? >> romney even went back or sent paul ryan back to the same place where they filmed the 47% fund-raiser. so the campaign is dry for cash and seems to kind of overwhelm its political instinct. if it's mitt romney showing up for the foreign policy debate where he is hugging the president's ankles and saying, whoa, that's what i believe, then it's not much change. but if it's the mitt romney having a fund-raiser with dick cheney and glenn...
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it came down to i am not dick cheney, i am not donald rumsfeld, and i do think the debate, while the president is more knowledgeable and more in control and command, too intense -- he came across to intense and he did not get a break that he needed in the campaign. he won the debate. gallup, among independents, he won it two to want, but he did not get the edge -- >> he did not get the edge -- >> and he could not, because while he did well in the second and third debate, nothing could overcome what he did in the first debate. he let people down, he let himself down. >> republican colin powell and horses barack obama. > -- endorses barack obama. >> you have to wonder if that is based on issues or if he has a slightly different reason to endorse president obama. >> what reason would that be? if u have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the nine states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> john sununu said that he did not doubt that powell's support for obama was based on anything but his policies. obama is suffering a deep drop in support from white
it came down to i am not dick cheney, i am not donald rumsfeld, and i do think the debate, while the president is more knowledgeable and more in control and command, too intense -- he came across to intense and he did not get a break that he needed in the campaign. he won the debate. gallup, among independents, he won it two to want, but he did not get the edge -- >> he did not get the edge -- >> and he could not, because while he did well in the second and third debate, nothing...
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you see dick cheney and john edwards seated. they've both spent a lot of time on sunday shows, a familiar setting sitting down, up close to the moderator. >> it would have been a different debate last week if the three of them would have been sitting around a small table as opposed to the podiums. it will be easier for martha raddatz tonight. >> easier to keep control and you tend to have more of a conversation. it tends to be more casual and friendly. john edwards and dick cheney not so much, but when you're sitting, they know each other. you tend to be more casual. you will hear a little joe and a little paul as opposed to mr. vice president and mr. chairman. >> we're only minutes away from the vice presidential debate. bo biden spoke exclusively to cnn this morning about his father's practice session and his tendency to go off script. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced al
you see dick cheney and john edwards seated. they've both spent a lot of time on sunday shows, a familiar setting sitting down, up close to the moderator. >> it would have been a different debate last week if the three of them would have been sitting around a small table as opposed to the podiums. it will be easier for martha raddatz tonight. >> easier to keep control and you tend to have more of a conversation. it tends to be more casual and friendly. john edwards and dick cheney...
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that proves george bush and dick cheney are doing a good job. oh, god, they are keeping us safe. well . . . why aren't they giving barack obama the same amount of credit? bill is calling from new york city. hi bill, what do you say? >> caller: how are you doing bill? >> bill: good. >> caller: my opinion on romney is he is a warmonger. he wants to destroy any negotiations we had with the big powers about reducing our weapons. okay? and if he gets elected we're going to be in a brand new war. everything in the huff post ten things mitt romney wishes he didn't invest in. and he got rid of them before he had to get his tax return in. some were swiss banks that had direct ties to iran. >> bill: yeah look -- >> caller: i really think this guy is going to put us back to war. >> bill: he is the guy who said we should have not have ended the war in afghanistan, and he said yesterday we should not have ended the war in iraq. i think you are right. we start sending arms to syria, we are talk about a major new war. mitt romney that's what he wants. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show.
that proves george bush and dick cheney are doing a good job. oh, god, they are keeping us safe. well . . . why aren't they giving barack obama the same amount of credit? bill is calling from new york city. hi bill, what do you say? >> caller: how are you doing bill? >> bill: good. >> caller: my opinion on romney is he is a warmonger. he wants to destroy any negotiations we had with the big powers about reducing our weapons. okay? and if he gets elected we're going to be in a...
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he was back for that evening for it this event with dick cheney and glen beck. a man who is a sensation on the internet where he sells pants now. paul ryan has this week also been in georgia at two separate fundraisers in south carolina and today he was in huntsville, alabama. i think we have photos of him arriving in huntsville, alabama. tickets were up to $5,000 a pop. but that's in alabama. i mean, the election is a week from tuesday and you're in alabama? is alabama swinging this year? this is not swing state travel. it's not preaching to the choir. it's like preaching to the mirror at this point. on the democratic ticket, the vice president has a different role to play than the president does. it is underappreciated what joe biden is doing for the democratic ticket right now, but we have footage which may help to clear up confusion on this subject. that's our exclusive that we have for you tonight. and that's ahead. stay with us. >>> just before halloween last when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have som
he was back for that evening for it this event with dick cheney and glen beck. a man who is a sensation on the internet where he sells pants now. paul ryan has this week also been in georgia at two separate fundraisers in south carolina and today he was in huntsville, alabama. i think we have photos of him arriving in huntsville, alabama. tickets were up to $5,000 a pop. but that's in alabama. i mean, the election is a week from tuesday and you're in alabama? is alabama swinging this year? this...
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he agrees with this statement by dick cheney. a commander in chief leads the military built by those who came before him. there is little that he or his defense secretary can do to improve the force that they have to deploy. it is all the work of previous administrations. he points out that bush went to war in afghanistan nine months after taking office. the military took control of a country that the soviet union couldn't control and the british failed to subdue and the military did that in two weeks. it was not the bush/cheney military that let the success slip away. the military that the bush/cheney administration deployed with complete confidence in afghanistan and later in iraq was bill clinton's military much the same military that the bush/cheney campaign chose to lie about every day of our last peace time presidential campaign. candidate bush repeatedly said that our military was at its lowest state of readiness since pearl harbor. on august 3, 2000, bush said, quote, if called on by the commander in chief today, two enti
he agrees with this statement by dick cheney. a commander in chief leads the military built by those who came before him. there is little that he or his defense secretary can do to improve the force that they have to deploy. it is all the work of previous administrations. he points out that bush went to war in afghanistan nine months after taking office. the military took control of a country that the soviet union couldn't control and the british failed to subdue and the military did that in...
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bush to dick cheney. who better to talk about president obama's state of mind with just 12 days to go until the election. bob, welcome. >> thank you, piers. good to be with you. >> am i right in thinking, just clarify from the top, were you involved in all three of the preside president's debates this time? >> i was. i was honored to be included on the team. thank you. >> so what the hell happened on that first one? >> well, president obama said that governor romney had a good night and he didn't, and i have to leave it at that. what i can tell you is that after that first debate, he was determined and practiced and skillful in preparing and executing in the second and third debate, and i think that he was able in the second and third debate to present himself in the way he is, which is thoughtful and prepared and forward-looking, and most importantly, because these debates are most important because of the opportunity first for voters who haven't paid attention to, for the first time sometimes, take a lo
bush to dick cheney. who better to talk about president obama's state of mind with just 12 days to go until the election. bob, welcome. >> thank you, piers. good to be with you. >> am i right in thinking, just clarify from the top, were you involved in all three of the preside president's debates this time? >> i was. i was honored to be included on the team. thank you. >> so what the hell happened on that first one? >> well, president obama said that governor...
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cheney and senator don edwards from 2004. although by then senator joe biden and governor sarah palin in 2008. at 10:15 eastern, vice-president george bush and represent -- rep ferraro from 1984. and dan quayle and benson from 1980. to that of facebook, we are asking what is your favorite vice president joe moment -- today on facebook, we are asking what is your david vice- presidentiafavorite vice presidl moment. >> sees bank is a great look into what is happening -- c-span gives a great look into what is happening in washington. it is very objective and shows a lot of what is real and what is going on. i watched hearings on c-span. also when the supreme court has hearings, we watch different decisions and opinions on c- span. >> she watches c-span on direct tv. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. in his weekly address, president obama talks about the jobs report released yesterday, showing the unemployment rate down to 7.8%. he is followed by
cheney and senator don edwards from 2004. although by then senator joe biden and governor sarah palin in 2008. at 10:15 eastern, vice-president george bush and represent -- rep ferraro from 1984. and dan quayle and benson from 1980. to that of facebook, we are asking what is your favorite vice president joe moment -- today on facebook, we are asking what is your david vice- presidentiafavorite vice presidl moment. >> sees bank is a great look into what is happening -- c-span gives a great...
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and they looked at me and dick cheney said, really? and john edwards -- by the way, i prefaced this by saying i want to talk to about aids, but not aids in africa. i want to talk about aids here at home and john edwards started, replied by asking about aids in africa, talking about aids in africa. he didn't hear what i had state because he came prepared thinking she's going to ask me about aids in africa, a black woman and he came prepared with an answer that he gave anyway. now, i could have been depressed that neither of them answered the question, but years later, people still come up to me and say it was so interesting that neither of them had the answer to that question. think -- was not a priority for either of these candidates. i've learned so much that day, so time a nonanswer i take solace in this is an answer. >> you get more nonanswers than answers. >> right. >> so we love those nonanswers. >> we have time for two more questions. >> good evening. my name is it phillies cunningham, i'm with the joint center for political and
and they looked at me and dick cheney said, really? and john edwards -- by the way, i prefaced this by saying i want to talk to about aids, but not aids in africa. i want to talk about aids here at home and john edwards started, replied by asking about aids in africa, talking about aids in africa. he didn't hear what i had state because he came prepared thinking she's going to ask me about aids in africa, a black woman and he came prepared with an answer that he gave anyway. now, i could have...
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when i did the sit down debate with dick cheney and john edwards, who i would ask different questions of today -- [laughter] there was a light. they could see the light. they knew when they were over time. on one occasion, dick cheney said i do not know if i could answer that in 30 seconds, and i said that is all you have. people in bars across the country started clapping, and i was just thinking we need to set -- stick to the time. >> who sets the rules? >> the commission and the candidate. >> do moderator's have any input? >> they give you something that they ask you to sign. >> i did not even get that, actually. >> ok. >> so, you are not bound by the rules they said? >> here is the problem with the time thing. i did not get into this to be the school monitor. if they are having a conversation that shows the something about the two of them, you do not want to artificially cut them off, or let them call on on something bad. it is a much more organic choice, what is going on in this moment right now. >> it calls a minute to use your judgment. when you feel they have exhausted the sub
when i did the sit down debate with dick cheney and john edwards, who i would ask different questions of today -- [laughter] there was a light. they could see the light. they knew when they were over time. on one occasion, dick cheney said i do not know if i could answer that in 30 seconds, and i said that is all you have. people in bars across the country started clapping, and i was just thinking we need to set -- stick to the time. >> who sets the rules? >> the commission and the...
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i remember dick cheney visiting hawaii in the days before the 2004 presidential contest. he visited new jersey. george w. bush visited california in the waning days of 2000, to put two very democratic states in play. this is a combination between a try to get the obama campaign to spend money somewhere they would not otherwise or it is a real move towards expanding the map. the interesting thing about this year is this is the first time since 2004 that we have had a normal election. in 2006 it was a democratic way. 2008 was a democratic way. 2010 was republican. so we don't know what a normal electorate looks like. we don't know the racial makeup or the age makeup. polls all over the place. both parties right now are using polling models that are dramatically different from each other. i sat down with of the national republican congressional committee and the democratic congressional campaign committee, the senate committees, the dnc, the rnc, they're all taking a look at these numbers that are so dramatically different. these are internal numbers, not the numbers they're
i remember dick cheney visiting hawaii in the days before the 2004 presidential contest. he visited new jersey. george w. bush visited california in the waning days of 2000, to put two very democratic states in play. this is a combination between a try to get the obama campaign to spend money somewhere they would not otherwise or it is a real move towards expanding the map. the interesting thing about this year is this is the first time since 2004 that we have had a normal election. in 2006 it...
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john mccain was lock- step with dick cheney at that point how this was going to be easy. so john mccain's strategy in this war, not just whether or not to go, the actual conduct of the war has been absolutely wrong from the outset. >> governor. >> i beg to disagree with you, again, here on whether you supported barack obama or john mccain's strategies. here again, you can say what you want to say a month out before people are asked to vote on this, but we listened to the debates. i think tomorrow morning, the pundits are going to start do the who said what at what time and we'll have proof of some of this, but, again, john mccain who knows how to win a war. who's been there and he's faced challenges and he knows what evil is and knows what it takes to overcome the challenges here with our military. he knows to learn from the mistakes and blunders we have seen in the war in iraq, especially. he will know how to implement the strategies, working with our commanders and listening to what they have to say, taking the politics out of these war issues. he'll know how to win a w
john mccain was lock- step with dick cheney at that point how this was going to be easy. so john mccain's strategy in this war, not just whether or not to go, the actual conduct of the war has been absolutely wrong from the outset. >> governor. >> i beg to disagree with you, again, here on whether you supported barack obama or john mccain's strategies. here again, you can say what you want to say a month out before people are asked to vote on this, but we listened to the debates. i...
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>> dick cheney. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no. who said the social darwinist solution put forward by mitt romney and his running mate is not worthy of this nation's history. he has practiced the art of the possible. who said that. >> eleanor clinton. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no, that was wrong. dan martin st. louis dispatch. would you like me to read more. he approved the seal mission to kill osama bin laden. mr. romney is the very embodiment of what has gone wrong. if more americans were paying attention this election would not even be close. >> yeah. >> stephanie: the atmosphere has been distorted by desperate pluto-crats. will this government be for the many or the few. choose the many choose obama! [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you. [ cheers ] >> stephanie: okay. okay. that was just happy clapping just to my liking. yay! [ applause ] >> stephanie: you know why i had to do that to cleanse my palate because we're diving into right-wing world now. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: rush limbaugh >> when obama speaks on forei
>> dick cheney. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no. who said the social darwinist solution put forward by mitt romney and his running mate is not worthy of this nation's history. he has practiced the art of the possible. who said that. >> eleanor clinton. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no, that was wrong. dan martin st. louis dispatch. would you like me to read more. he approved the seal mission to kill osama bin laden. mr. romney is the very embodiment of what has gone wrong. if...
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dick cheney debated senator john edwards eight years ago. here is part of that debate. >> i want to go back to the last comment. and then i will come back to israel-palestine. the reason why they want to attack halliburton is because they want to obscure their own record. you have missed 33 out of 36 meetings. 70% of the meetings in the intelligence committee. you have missed a lot of key votes on tax policy, energy, medicare reform. her hometown newspaper has taken to calling you senator gone. in my capacity as vice president, i'm the president of the senate. the first time i ever met he was when you walked onto the stage tonight. with respect to israel and palestine, the suicide bombers were generated by saddam hussein. they paid $25,000 to the families of suicide bombers. one of the reasons we do not have as many suicide attacks state in israel as we had in the past is because he is no longer in business. we have been strong supporters of israel. the president stepped forward and put in place a policy that said we will support the establi
dick cheney debated senator john edwards eight years ago. here is part of that debate. >> i want to go back to the last comment. and then i will come back to israel-palestine. the reason why they want to attack halliburton is because they want to obscure their own record. you have missed 33 out of 36 meetings. 70% of the meetings in the intelligence committee. you have missed a lot of key votes on tax policy, energy, medicare reform. her hometown newspaper has taken to calling you senator...
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. >> clayton: as vice-president dick cheney had articulated the other day, on one hand you have the administration laying claim to killing osama bin laden and not giving tons of credit to the intelligence committee on the other hand, basically laying blame for what happened in benghazi. >> there's a give and take, any administration is going to take as much credit as they can, deflect as much blame as they can, but it strikes me he as a little convenient for the obama administration to say that the intelligence that they were getting from the intelligence community for weeks was incorrect. when i don't think that's the case by all indications. >> dave: yeah, mike baker, a former cia agent was here this morning, he says for weeks, for months they provided intel that benghazi was, in his words, a war seen and he had visited that very conflict. the point you made after the debate i thought was perhaps more important, what joe biden said when he blamed the lack of intelligence on the situation, but then talked about iran, saying we've got it all under control because of our intelligence. talk about th
. >> clayton: as vice-president dick cheney had articulated the other day, on one hand you have the administration laying claim to killing osama bin laden and not giving tons of credit to the intelligence committee on the other hand, basically laying blame for what happened in benghazi. >> there's a give and take, any administration is going to take as much credit as they can, deflect as much blame as they can, but it strikes me he as a little convenient for the obama administration...
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is it dick cheney? is it charles sheen. but they're child's play compared to honey boo boo. hln's dr. drew had to contend with pretend snoring. >> is it difficult to be on tv? is she sleeping? >> but the week before on ktla, they probably wished she dozed off instead of belting out songs. the seven-year-old star of tnt's reality show "here comes honey boo boo" bounced her way through the interview. she played games. >> shhhh. >> mom didn't have enough hands to stop her. honey boo boo is on a tear while on her latest media tour from "extra" to "jimmy kimmel." she couldn't sit still. >> the crowd recognized one of her favorite sayings. she went from interview to interview acting up. now, a lot of people are booing all the attention being showered on honey boo boo -- >> i honestly think people are doing a disservice to this child. >> sharon osbourne's family had their own reality show. >> i think seven is way too young. >> reporter: the media grind can leave you pooped. honey boo boo's family seemed to be
is it dick cheney? is it charles sheen. but they're child's play compared to honey boo boo. hln's dr. drew had to contend with pretend snoring. >> is it difficult to be on tv? is she sleeping? >> but the week before on ktla, they probably wished she dozed off instead of belting out songs. the seven-year-old star of tnt's reality show "here comes honey boo boo" bounced her way through the interview. she played games. >> shhhh. >> mom didn't have enough hands to...
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hes praised george bush as good economic steward and dick cheney as somebody who shows great wisdom and judgment. and taking us back to those kinds of strategies that got us into this mess are not the way that we are going to maintain leadership in the 21st century. >> governor romney, wrong and reckless policies? >> ive got a policy for the future and agenda for the future. and when it comes to our economy here at home, i know what it takes to create 12 million new jobs and rising take- home pay. and what weve seen over the last four years is something i dont want to see over the next four years. the -- the president said by now wed be at 5. 4 percent unemployment. were 9 million jobs short of that. i will get america working again and see rising take- home pay again. and ill do it with five simple steps. number one, were going to have north american energy independence. were going to do it by taking full advantage of oil, coal, gas, nuclear and our renewables. number two, were going to increase our trade. trade grows about 12 percent per year. it doubles about every -- every five or -
hes praised george bush as good economic steward and dick cheney as somebody who shows great wisdom and judgment. and taking us back to those kinds of strategies that got us into this mess are not the way that we are going to maintain leadership in the 21st century. >> governor romney, wrong and reckless policies? >> ive got a policy for the future and agenda for the future. and when it comes to our economy here at home, i know what it takes to create 12 million new jobs and rising...
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i remember dick cheney visiting hawaii in the days before the 2004 presidential contest. both cheney visited new jersey, george w. bush visited california into 2000, the waning days before 2000 trying to put to very democratic states somewhere and play. so this is some kind of combination between a head fake torch try to get the obama campaign to spend money somewhere where they wouldn't otherwise, or it's sort of a real move towards expanding the map. the interesting thing about this year by the way is that this is the first time since 2004 that we've had a normal election. remember, 2006 was a democratic way. 2008 was a democratic way. 2010 was republican way so we don't really know what a norman electorate looks like. we don't know sort of the racial makeup or the age make a. this is why you're seeing a lot of balls all over the place. and both parties are using polling models that are dramatically different from each other. .. criticizing president obama. >> we reported on this last week we got a little hint these outside groups were going in. it's not just americans
i remember dick cheney visiting hawaii in the days before the 2004 presidential contest. both cheney visited new jersey, george w. bush visited california into 2000, the waning days before 2000 trying to put to very democratic states somewhere and play. so this is some kind of combination between a head fake torch try to get the obama campaign to spend money somewhere where they wouldn't otherwise, or it's sort of a real move towards expanding the map. the interesting thing about this year by...
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." >>> meanwhile, mitt romney is getting fund raising help from former vice president dick cheney and the first president bush. a source tells cnn cheney will be the headliner at an event in dallas tonight while george h.w. bush will be on hand for a fundraiser in houston next week. neither romney nor paul ryan will attend the events. for independent voters the debates may have changed everything. our chief political analyst gloria borger is standing by with some revealing brand new poll numbers. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through y
." >>> meanwhile, mitt romney is getting fund raising help from former vice president dick cheney and the first president bush. a source tells cnn cheney will be the headliner at an event in dallas tonight while george h.w. bush will be on hand for a fundraiser in houston next week. neither romney nor paul ryan will attend the events. for independent voters the debates may have changed everything. our chief political analyst gloria borger is standing by with some revealing brand...
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you cited former vice president dick cheney that deficits do not matter. karl rove said it that we create our own realities. you live in it. a romney pollsters said we will not be restricted by fact checkers. i refer to a post-truth world. the problem is the policy oriented. the party has been captured by people like grover norquist who is a ferocious anti-tax ideologue who has forced many members of the house and senate to abide by his pledge of no tax increases. where do you get the revenue to help build the country? when people talk about the deficit -- it is not the deficit or debt but joblessness which is the great crisis of our times. the deficit and debt did not arrive from some inaccurate conception. -- immaculate conception. two unfunded wars, medicare part d. let them speak to that. mitt romney has it fantastical approach to arithmetic. at the bottom of it, there is a commitment and an ideology to insuring that the top 1% make out real well. those most vulnerable at the bottom of the society who need a helping hand in times of fiscal economic cri
you cited former vice president dick cheney that deficits do not matter. karl rove said it that we create our own realities. you live in it. a romney pollsters said we will not be restricted by fact checkers. i refer to a post-truth world. the problem is the policy oriented. the party has been captured by people like grover norquist who is a ferocious anti-tax ideologue who has forced many members of the house and senate to abide by his pledge of no tax increases. where do you get the revenue...